Emergency Medical Service

911

Non-Emergency Transport/Administrative Office: 918-453-5200 1-888-238-7551 (Toll Free)

Emergency Service: 918-458-1986

Paramedic life-support ambulance service is the most visible aspect of the Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Services program, but it is certainly not the only service provided by this staff of highly skilled professionals. In the midst of unforeseeable disaster, our EMS program is prepared to reach out as needed to provide relief, rescue and the critical incident stress management associated with emergency services.

Because our EMS program was built with Indian health care funding over a period of several years, it has been developed to meet the particular needs of this geographic/jurisdictional area. Oklahoma, unlike some more remote and isolated Indian Health Service areas, is also served by a number of private and other public EMS programs, and Cherokee Nation coordinates responses with these entities. Growth of the Cherokee Nation EMS program has been directed toward advanced training of our personnel, purchasing the most effective equipment available; and construction of a new facility which will allow our operations to expand, offering the best possible EMS/rescue service and training opportunities for area residents.

Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Service was one of two agencies in Cherokee county that originally provided personnel to staff the 911 Center. The commitment to the 911 center will continue, as will our commitment to the citizens of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Service Area.

Classes are offered routinely by the training program throughout the 14-county area and can be scheduled with sufficient participation indicated.

For information, call: 918-453-5200